Yara Shahidi and her mother, Keri Shahidi, have signed an overall deal with ABC. The two will “develop and produce scripted and alternative television projects for cable, streaming and broadcast” through their production company, 7th Sun.
“I’m thrilled to be partnering with my home family, ABC Studios, in this exciting next chapter, alongside my family. It’s exciting to add our production company to the roster of my peers and mentors who are also actively committed to sharing meaningful stories,” Yara Shahidi stated.
7th Sun Productions ?? Vision is set. Slate is built. Grateful to my ABC family and excited to join the television landscape to collaborate and push forward the stories of our many intersections pic.twitter.com/GFfx3aEbRz
— Yara shahidi (@YaraShahidi) July 20, 2020
“We can’t wait to extend and expand our relationship with the incredibly talented Yara Shahidi, who has been a member of the family since black-ish,” ABC Studios President Jonnie Davis said.
“When she’s not studying at Harvard and starring in our series ‘grown-ish,’ she’s mentoring and inspiring other young people, which makes us all feel like underachievers but also very proud that she’s part of our Studio,” she added.
Shahidi currently stars on ABC’s Black-ish and Freeform’s Grown-ish.
